Ontario Institutional Financial Incentives for Insulation

Strategic Energy Management (SEM)

Strategic Energy Management (SEM)

Provides expertise and technical support to help identify appropriate energy use metrics and sub-metering requirements, assists in the development of an energy management plan, provides process data and justifies business case requirements for future capital investments.

STRATEGIC ENERGY MANAGEMENT INCENTIVES

Year 1

  • Up to $25,000 for sub-metering and Integrated Energy Management System (IEMS)

Year 2

  • In-kind technical support (data analysis)

Years 3-5

Financial incentives based on verified savings:

  • Year 3 savings from baseline ≥5% = $10,000
  • Year 4 savings from baseline ≥10% = $15,000
  • Year 5 savings from baseline ≥15% = $20,000
Municipal Energy Plan Program

Municipal Energy Plan Program

Province of Ontario is offering the following incentive to municipalities to better understand their local energy needs, identify opportunities for energy efficiency and clean energy, and develop plans to meet their goals.

  • 50% of eligible costs, to a maximum of $90,000, to develop a municipal energy plan
  • 50% of eligible costs, to a maximum of $25,000, for enhancing an existing energy plan
Retrofit Program Incentives

Retrofit Program Incentives

Overall, projects that are eligible under the Retrofit program are those that provide sustainable, measurable and verifiable reductions in peak electricity demand and electricity consumption.

Examples include:

  • Lighting retrofits
  • Lighting controls
  • HVAC redesign
  • Chiller replacement
  • Variable-speed drives
  • Improvement of a building envelope’s thermal performance through measures such as:
    • increased insulation, and installation of high-performance windows and frames
    • low-emissivity window glazing
    • low-emissivity roof barriers
  • implementation of new operating procedures required either to obtain or increase the effectiveness of an energy management system or building automation system, including the installation of equipment such as:
    • an energy management system
    • building automation systems
    • sensors
    • control equipment
    • metering equipment
    • related communication systems
Union Gas Runsmart Building Optimization

Union Gas Runsmart Building Optimization

Union Gas will provide an incentive to customers for the successful implementation of low-cost/no-cost energy saving measures and activities that optimize a building’s energy use, including checking insulation integrity.

Eligible Buildings: Education, Healthcare, Office, Multi-Unit Residential and Entertainment Commercial Customers Incentive

  • $0.20/m3 to a maximum of $0.30/m3